Seventh Circuit· 7/7/2006

United States v. Randell D. Thomas

Citations

453 F.3d 838
70 Fed. R. Serv. 668
2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 17038
2006 WL 1867487

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holding that a 911 caller’s statements were nontestimonial when the caller stated that “[t]here is somebody shot outside, somebody needs to be sent over here, and there’s somebody runnin’ around with a gun, somewhere”
applying Davis and concluding that 911 call was nontestimonial when anonymous caller reported there had just been shooting and shooter had immediately fled scene
concluding questions did not influence jury’s verdict
admitting 911 call, including responses to operator questions, as present sense impression
concluding questions did not influence jury’s verdict
“Because the evaluation of witness credibility is the province of the jury, it is improper to ask one witness to comment on the veracity of the testimony of another witness.”

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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Wood

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